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Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro and folksters Mumford & Sons have been confirmed as headliners for the forthcoming 2012 RockNess festival.

Coldplay and Mumford & Sons will appear at New York’s first Secret Policeman’s Ball fundraising event in aid of Amnesty International, reports the Washington Post.

Neil Young has been speaking of his admiration for bands such as Mumford & Sons and My Morning Jacket, but has bemoaned the lack of sound quality in modern day recordings.

Mumford & Sons have said their second album will be a more darker affair than smash hit debut ‘Sigh No More‘, and have compared the new tracks to Black Sabbath.

UK  chart sensation Adele has revealed she would like to collaborate with folk-rockers Mumford & Sons.

The two British acts have enjoyed significant success of both sides of the Atlantic this year, and Adele has now said she would love to sing on a future Mumford & Sons track.

Robert Plant‘s Band Of Joy collective have picked up the Album Of The Year at the 10th Annual Americana Music Association Honors and Awards, held in Nashville last night (October 13th).

Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons and The Black Keys will battle it out for the Favourite Alternative/Rock Artist gong at the 2011 American Music Awards after the shortlist was announced today (October 11th) at the J.W. Marriott in Los Angeles.

Mumford & Sons and the Foo Fighters have both landed nominations in the Best Rock Video category for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.

Mumford & Sons receive the nod for their scooter driving antics in ‘The Cave‘, while Foo Fighters’ typically light-hearted approach to ‘Walk‘ has secured their nomination.

Artists who enjoyed successful shows at last weekend’s Glastonbury festival feature heavily on this week’s UK Album chart, with Sunday headliner Beyonce topping the charts with new album ‘4‘.

UK newcomer Jessie J, who performed at Worthy Farm with a broken foot, climbs to #6, while Mumford & Sons, whose Friday set enjoyed significant coverage on the BBC, climbs nine places to re-enter the Top 20 (#17). Elsewhere, other Glastonbury performers including Cee Lo Green and Noah & The Whale also enjoyed a sales boost this week.

Arcade Fire played their biggest ever headline UK show to date last night (June 30th), performing a hit-laden set to around 60,000 fans at London’s Hyde Park.

The show comes just under twelve months since they released third studio album ‘The Suburbs‘ and headlined the 2010 Reading/Leeds festivals, a move which caused some at the time to question their bill-topping status.